Friday we conducted directional drilling at the Akron Bar Association at 57 S Broadway St.  Directional drilling allows for the placement of conduit with minimal disturbance or disruption along the ground surface. Follow along the process of the Fiber Ring Project...

This week we're placing conduit in Akron. Today it's along West Exchange between Water and Main Street. Follow along the process of the Fiber Ring Project with this Google Map where ORANGE indicates where conduit has been placed and GREEN is where fiber has been...

Today we are laying conduit on the Northern edge of the fiber ring in Akron. Pictured, on right, is boring on Glenwood Avenue. Boring is a process that places conduit and fiber underground while minimizing digging. It offers significant environmental advantages over...

Our crew is trenching in Akron. This short video shows us preparing to open trench on West Exchange / Towpath Trail bridge in Akron.  Trenching is a process where instead of drilling underground, crews dig an open  trench, lay the conduit in the hole, and then bury...

Today we're installing fiber at the Community Alternative Sentencing Center. Follow along the process of the Fiber Ring Project with this Google Map where ORANGE indicates where conduit has been placed and GREEN is where fiber has been placed. VIEW MAP

Today we connected the fiber ring to the FairlawnGig datacenter at our headquarters on Fairlawn Service Drive! Pictured is the crew pulling fiber into the datacenter.

Yesterday afternoon we were laying conduit (which will be the home for the fiber) along Sherman Street and Baird Street in Akron .

Follow along the process of the Fiber Ring Project with this Google Map. ORANGE indicates where conduit has been placed so the area is ready for fiber. When the fiber is placed, the area on the ring is GREEN. VIEW MAP

FairlawnGig's crews are potholing this morning along W Exchange. Potholing is the practice of digging a test hole to expose underground utilities.        

Friday we started to see materials come into our site, specifically: 864 count fiber (spools wrapped in white, pictured on right) Conduit (casing/home for fiber on orange spools, right) Vaults for fiber, (brown/gray boxes below        ...